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Records of the Virginia Tech Black Organizations Council 5.7 Cubic Feet 11 boxes, 3 oversize folders

Black Organizations Council
The Black Organizations Council (BOC) was founded on the Virginia Tech campus in 1985, and is the umbrella and resource body for the Black student organizations. According to the organization, BOC serves to ensure the betterment of the Black community through providing a unified voice for the Black community in a university population where the Black community lacks adequate representation. The collection includes documents, photos, VHS tapes, and posters.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Response Posters Folder 3

In fall of 2015, the Black Organizations Council held an event titled State of the Black Union: Do Black Lives Matter at Virginia Tech?. These posters were part of an associated community feedback event where students were asked to write their responses to the prompt "Why do Black Lives Matter at Virginia Tech?" The event took place a few months after racially charged protests at the University of Missouri and students here at Virginia Tech were eager to have their voices heard.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  2. Records of the Virginia Tech Black Organizations Council
  3. Series 4: Events
  4. Subseries 8: State of the Black Union

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